Trump administration to reconsider SouthCoast Wind farm permit
Investing.com -- The Trump administration plans to reconsider the permit for SouthCoast Wind, a Massachusetts offshore wind farm that was approved during Joe Biden’s presidency last year, according to a federal court filing seen on Tuesday.
The Department of Justice filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday, stating that the Interior Department intends to review the approval of SouthCoast Wind’s construction and operations plan.
This move represents the latest effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to impede offshore wind energy development, which Trump has criticized as ugly, expensive and unreliable.
The motion was filed in response to a lawsuit brought by the island town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, earlier this year. Nantucket challenged the agency’s approval of the project, which is planned to be located 20 miles off its coastline. Last year, debris from a turbine failure at an offshore wind farm washed up on Nantucket beaches.
In the court filing, the administration requested additional time to respond to Nantucket’s complaint, noting it was preparing to ask the court to return the decision to the agency no later than September 18.
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